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Knausgaard on Seeking Freedom
Two excerpts here from “At First Blush,” by Karl Ove Knausgaard, which appears in the December 2014 issue of Harper’s Magazine (translated from the Norwegian by Ingvild Burkey): Many of my writer friends were bullied in childhood, which is not so remarkable, for being a writer is only possible if you are outside the community; only then are you able to identify it, to know it, and to describe it. It strikes me now that a world without bullying would be like a world composed only of writers and artists.Read More
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Getting Acquainted with A Few Facts
I’m a long-time subscriber to Harper’s, and in each new issue it’s the Harper’s Index I always read first. The June (yes, June) 2011 issue lists these wonderful statistics—as ever, without comment: Average amount NATO spends each week enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya: $1,930,000 Estimated value of arms sent by NATO countries to Muammar Quaddafi since 1969: $10,000,000,000 Minimum amount Qaddafi held in U.S. banks at the time his assets were frozen in February: $29,700,000,000 Seems Qaddafi’s retirement fund was doing quite a bit better than mine.Read More
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
